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hazelchazMore about the "TICC After Dark 3: Moulin Smooth," especially in comparison to the "Lux After Dark" show, which was set at "L'etoile Rouge."
TICC's biggest strength is their writing. I would have liked to have seen more original work, and less rehashing... The opening bit was simple yet effective: the stage was lined with red ropelights (so the cast could see the edge of the stage), and they started out with a couple of people sitting in a chair or standing, staying still while The Voice Of Ghod gave the preflight instructions. "Welcome aboard the Trans-Iowa Canal Company... Please turn off your cell phones... In the event of a water landing, the person next to you can be used as a flotation device..." Then they brought up the lights, we deduced that the man in the suit in the chair was the Smoffather and various supplicants came in suggesting themes for this year's show, concluding in the successful suggestion (and the news that the poor court jester could seek medical treatment for his plucked-out eye and broken arm) and the glad cry of "Live from Des Moines, it's Ticc After Dark!"
And they don't sing their own songs. What, there's nobody who can sing in that huge group? They lip-synced some of the songs, notably Roxanne and Lady Marmalade. I don't really need to see another pink wig any time soon, either.
More later.
TICC's biggest strength is their writing. I would have liked to have seen more original work, and less rehashing... The opening bit was simple yet effective: the stage was lined with red ropelights (so the cast could see the edge of the stage), and they started out with a couple of people sitting in a chair or standing, staying still while The Voice Of Ghod gave the preflight instructions. "Welcome aboard the Trans-Iowa Canal Company... Please turn off your cell phones... In the event of a water landing, the person next to you can be used as a flotation device..." Then they brought up the lights, we deduced that the man in the suit in the chair was the Smoffather and various supplicants came in suggesting themes for this year's show, concluding in the successful suggestion (and the news that the poor court jester could seek medical treatment for his plucked-out eye and broken arm) and the glad cry of "Live from Des Moines, it's Ticc After Dark!"
And they don't sing their own songs. What, there's nobody who can sing in that huge group? They lip-synced some of the songs, notably Roxanne and Lady Marmalade. I don't really need to see another pink wig any time soon, either.
More later.
